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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 965
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
 1-4     recognizing Lieutenant Bill Walsh of the Dallas Police Department
 1-5     for his extraordinary service to the citizens of Dallas and the
 1-6     State of Texas; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Lieutenant Walsh was presented with the
 1-8     United States Department of Justice's Crime Victim Service Award
 1-9     by United States Attorney General Janet Reno recently; he was one
1-10     of seven people from across the United States to receive this
1-11     notable award; and
1-12           WHEREAS, The winners of the award are selected from a group
1-13     of about 180 people nominated by police departments and victims'
1-14     advocate groups; Lieutenant Walsh was nominated by the Dallas
1-15     Children's Advocacy Center; and
1-16           WHEREAS, A man committed to children and their safety, he
1-17     co-founded the advocacy center 10 years ago; he has started
1-18     several other programs, including the Sex Offender Apprehension
1-19     Program, the Child Exploitation Squad, the Dallas County Child
1-20     Death Review Team, and, in 1989 he started the annual Crimes
1-21     against Children seminar held in Dallas; and
1-22           WHEREAS, A 20-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department,
 2-1     Lieutenant Walsh is described as a visionary who gets things done;
 2-2     recently, he helped obtain federal financing for a task force aimed
 2-3     at combating computer crimes against children; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, Committed to community service, Lieutenant Walsh
 2-5     has served on the boards of the American Professional Society
 2-6     on the Abuse of Children and the National Network of Children's
 2-7     Advocacy Centers; a member of the National Research Council's
 2-8     Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions, he
 2-9     is also on the Texas Attorney General's Task Force on Child Abuse;
2-10     and
2-11           WHEREAS, Bill Walsh was selected the 1990 Dallas Police
2-12     Officer of the Year, the 1998 Dallas Police Supervisor of the
2-13     Year, and the Special Achievement Award for Public Service from
2-14     the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
2-15           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-16     76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Lieutenant Bill Walsh
2-17     on winning the United States Justice Department's Crime Victim
2-18     Service Award; and, be it further
2-19           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-20     Lieutenant Walsh as an expression of the highest regard and
2-21     esteem of the Texas Senate.
2-22                                                                 Shapiro
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2-24                                          President of the Senate
2-25                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-26                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-27                                  on May 12, 1999.
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2-29                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 3-2                                           Member, Texas Senate